Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2297Location: BostonDate / Time: November 06, 2005 11:00AM
Description:
Sunqua (Chinese, active 1830-1865)
The City of Macao. Signed "Sunqua" l.r., titled below. Watercolor with gouache on paper, circa 1830, depicting a view of the Praya Grande from the south, an extremely accurate view, 11 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. Condition: Some toning.
Literature: For a similar work by Capt. Robert Elliot, R.N., see Historical Pictures: Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art,p. 56.
Estimate $10,000-15,000